Fruit-jar.



fNo. 723,406. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1903.

G. .H. RICKEi FRUIT JAR. APPLICATION FILED 00T.18, 1901.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

GEORGE II. RICKE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM T. HILL,-

OF CINCINNATI, OHIO. y

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 723,406, dated March 24, 1903.

Application filed 0ctober'18, 1901. Serial No. 79,090. (N0 model.)

To allai/hom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. RICKE, a

4citizen of the United States, residing at the kets, usually made ot' rubber, wear out.

quickly. They rot easily and -tear and slip when the screw-cap is screwed down in place, allowing air to enter, the fruit to be preserved molding and spoiling at the top and often the contents of the entire jar being rendered unpalatable and worthless. It is almost impossible to prevent a mold from settling at the top of the preserved fruit when the present jars are used. The fruit is also rendered unpalatable by coming in contact with the metal caps. My invention obviates all these objections and a hermeticallysealed jar is the result, preserving the fruit properly and preventing itfrom becoming moldy, unpalatable, and unwholesome.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l is a side view of my improved fruit-jar looking at it from that side which showsthe locking-wire from the end. Fig. 2 is a side view of my improved fruit-jar looking at it from that side which shows the locking-wire from the side. Fig. 3 is a side view of the jar, parts being broken away at the top to show the manner in which the lid, top, or cap fits in the mouth of the jar, the parts being shown in section. Fig. 4 is a top view of my improved fruit-jar.

A represents the jar; B, the top, cap, or lid; C, the locking-wire, and D Ythe binding wire or string.

The fruit-jar is preferably made of the shape shown in the drawings-that is, cylindrical shapeinterrupted near the top by the encircling depression or neck E, in which the binder D fits.

The mouth of the jar A is preferably of shape shown, having annular top, rim, or

edge a and an annular seat a', on which the' lid or. cap B rests. The rim a is also notched at b, as shown, so that the locking-wire C can rest therein.

The cap or lid B is usually made of the shape or contour shown, being oval on top and at the center being crossed by a recess G, into which the locking-wire C fits and rests, and on the under side the lid B is pro'- vided, a short distance from its edge, with an annular flange F.

The lid B rests on the seat a', a slight space being left between the edge of the lid and the mouth of the jar for the sealing fluid P, the ange F fitting into the jar just at the edge of the seat a. This construction binds the paper gasket b tightly on the edge between the lid and jar and keeps any sealing fluid from entering the jar.

The locking-wire has the depending arms H, which arms are turned up at their ends to receive the binder D, so that the lockingwire C can be properly and rigidly held in position in the recess F and in notches b in the top edge a, of the jar A. The locking-wire C, resting in the recessF and notches b, keeps the lid from turning.

The top of the lid or cap B is preferably flush with the top of the jar or rests slightly below it, so that one jar can be set on the other in shipping it for convenience.

The jar is used as follows: The fruit to be preserved is poured into the jar A, and after it has cooled sufficiently the lid or top B is placed on 'the seat a', resting on the gasket b. The locking-wire C is then put in place and held down and in place by the binder D. The paraffin or other sealing fluid or wax P is then poured into the space cl between the lid and the jars mouth, and the jar is hermetically sealed.

If desired, the :binder could be dispensed with and the locking-Wire so f ormed as to rigidly hold the cap in place. Instead of a wire a locking-plate might be used.

I may alter the shape of the mouth of the jar and dispense with the flange F on the lid, and I may dispense with the use of the paper gasket.

Instead of a glass lid I may make a paper lid stamped into shape or may make it of IOO some other preferable material. The jar of course is preferably made of glass, but may be made of other material. y

It will be readily seen that this jar can be made cheap, that it can be easily handled, that it can be packed and shipped at a minimum cost, that it is simple, and that it will preserve the fruit properly, excluding the air and preventing the fruit from becoming moldy and nnpalatable.

What I claim as new and of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a fruit-jar, a jarfbody having a seat at its mouth in combination with a lid, said lid resting on said seat, the lid lying Wholly within the mouth of the jar, the lid and mouth edge of the jar carrying notches lying in the same straight 1ine,in combination with a locking-wire which ts said notches, substantially as and for the purposes specied.

2. In a fruit-jar having at its mouth a seat et', in combination with anged lid B, said lid- 

